| Nayagarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 122 for theOdisha Legislative Assembly | |
 Nayagarh Assembly constituency inNayagarh district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Nayagarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puri |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,22,736[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Nayagarh is aVidhan Sabhaconstituency ofNayagarh district,Odisha.[1]
This constituency includesNayagarh, Nayagarh block and 18Gram panchayats (Sunamuhin, Panderipada, Giridipali, Kurala, Rabigadia, Pantikhari, Korapitha, Sakeri, Sardhapur, Bhadikila, Nandighora, Arada, Goudaput, Komanda, Rohibanka, Banthapur, Rabara, Ranganipatna and Odagaon nac of Odagaon Block).
| 2024 | 48.74% | |||
| 2019 | 52.41% | |||
| 2014 | 52.78% | |||
| 2009 | 54.25% | |||
| 2004 | 49.24% | |||
| 2002 (bypoll) | 56.88% | |||
| 2000 | 63.34% | |||
| 1995 | 49.84% | |||
| 1990 | 74.12% | |||
| 1985 | 49.71% | |||
| 1980 | 58.96% | |||
| 1977 | 60.79% | |||
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2002.Arun Kumar Sahoo won for the fifth consecutive time in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.
List of members elected from Nayagarh constituency are:[3][4]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[5] | Arun Kumar Sahoo | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[6] | |||
| 2014[7] | |||
| 2009[8] | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2002 (bypoll)[c][9] | Mandakini Behera | ||
| 2000 | Bhagabat Behera | ||
| 1995 | Sitakanta Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Bhagabat Behera | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Banshidhar Sahoo | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Bhagabat Behera | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Socialist Party | ||
| 1971 | Achyutananda Mohanty | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Independent politician | ||
| 1961 | Brundaban Chandra Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata | Independent politician | |
| 1951 | |||
Voting was held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[10] In 2024 election,Biju Janata Dal candidateArun Kumar Sahoo defeatedBharatiya Janata Party candidatePratyusha Rajeshwari Singh by a margin of 439 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Arun Kumar Sahoo | 81,959 | 48.74 |  3.67 | |
| BJP | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh | 81,520 | 48.48 |  5.61 | |
| INC | Ranajeet Dash | 2,650 | 1.58 | 1.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 964 | 0.57 | ||
| Majority | 439 | 0.30 | |||
| Turnout | 1,68,152 | 75.49 | |||
| BJDhold | |||||
In 2019 election,Biju Janata Dal candidateArun Kumar Sahoo defeatedBharatiya Janata Party candidate Irani Ray by a margin of 14,948 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Arun Kumar Sahoo | 81,548 | 52.41 | 0.37 | |
| BJP | Irani Ray | 66,600 | 42.87 | 37.62 | |
| INC | Manoj Kumar Sahoo | 4,221 | 2.72 | 35.48 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 916 | 0.59% | ||
| Majority | 14,948 | 9.54 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,496 | 72 | NIL | ||
| BJDhold | |||||
In 2014 election,Biju Janata Dal candidateArun Kumar Sahoo defeatedIndian National Congress candidate Lala Manoj Kumar Ray by a margin of 20,867 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Arun Kumar Sahoo | 75,538 | 52.78 | 1.47 | |
| INC | Lala Manoj Kumar Ray | 54,671 | 38.2 | 34.99 | |
| BJP | Pradipta Jena | 7,521 | 5.25 | 1.31 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 883 | 0.62 | − | |
| Majority | 20,867 | 14.57 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,123 | 74.15 | 6.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,93,031 | ||||
| BJDhold | |||||
In 2009 election,Biju Janata Dal candidateArun Kumar Sahoo defeatedIndependent candidateHemendra Chandra Singh by a margin of 27,341 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Arun Kumar Sahoo | 67,100 | 54.25 | − | |
| Independent | Hemendra Chandra Singh | 39,759 | 32.15 | − | |
| BJP | Jugansu Sekhar Panda | 4,878 | 3.94 | − | |
| INC | Sandhya Mohapatra | 3,967 | 3.21 | − | |
| Independent | Lala Manoj Kumar Ray | 3,760 | 3.04 | − | |
| Majority | 27,341 | 22.11[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,32,686 | 67.74[e] | 3.69 | ||
| BJDhold | |||||
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